1 Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 2 Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 3 Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 4 Section of Global and Immigrant Health, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 5 Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 6 Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 7 Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

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Disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in the United States.

the national health interview survey nhis is the principal source of information on the health of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the united states and is one of the major data collection programs of the national center for health statistics nchs which is part of the centers for disease control and prevention cdc the national health survey act of 1956 provided for a continuing survey and special studies to secure accurate and current statistical information on the amount distribution and effects of illness and disability in the united states and the services rendered for or because of such conditions the survey referred to in the act now called the national health interview survey was initiated in july 1957 since 1960 the survey has been conducted by nchs which was formed when the national health survey and the national vital statistics division were combined nhis data are used widely throughout the department of health and human services dhhs to monitor trends in illness and disability and to track progress toward achieving national health objectives the data are also used by the public health research community for epidemiologic and policy analysis of such timely issues as characterizing those with various health problems determining barriers to accessing and using appropriate health care and evaluating federal health programs the nhis also has a central role in the ongoing integration of household surveys in dhhs the designs of two major dhhs national household surveys have been or are linked to the nhis the national survey of family growth used the nhis sampling frame in its first five cycles and the medical expenditure panel survey currently uses half of the nhis sampling frame other linkage includes linking nhis data to death certificates in the national death index ndi while the nhis has been conducted continuously since 1957 the content of the survey has been updated about every 10 15 years in 1996 a substantially revised nhis questionnaire began field testing this revised questionnaire described in detail below was implemented in 1997 and has improved the ability of the nhis to provide important health information

National Health Interview Survey

The mental health impact of parental detention and deportation on citizen children is a topic of increasing concern. Forced parent-child separation and parental loss are potentially traumatic events (PTEs) with adverse effects on children's mental health. OBJECTIVE This study examines posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychological distress among 91 Latino U.S.-born children (ages 6 to 12), living in mixed-status families with a least 1 undocumented parent at risk for detention or deportation. METHOD Multiagent (child, parent, teacher, clinician) and standardized assessments were conducted at baseline to assess for child trauma and psychological distress. RESULTS Analyses indicate that PTSD symptoms as reported by parent were significantly higher for children of detained and deported parents compared to citizen children whose parents were either legal permanent residents or undocumented without prior contact with immigration enforcement. Similarly, findings revealed differences in child internalizing problems associated with parental detention and deportation as reported by parent as well as differences in overall child functioning as reported by clinician. In addition, teachers reported higher externalizing for children with more exposure to PTEs. CONCLUSIONS These findings lend support to a reconsideration and revision of immigration enforcement practices to take into consideration the best interest of Latino citizen children. Trauma-informed assessments and interventions are recommended for this special population. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Trauma and psychological distress in Latino citizen children following parental detention and deportation.

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